How is writing YA novels different than other novel types
for you?
YA is different from my adult novels because most of my teen
characters don’t have as much experience with the world as my adult characters
do, so they’re a little naïve. As they
gain experience, they usually get a little wiser and less whiny.
How much of you goes into each story?
You know, there’s probably some, you can’t write anything
without part of you being in it, but for the most part, I try to imagine
situations that I have never been in before.
It gives me and my characters a chance to figure out how to react and
what the consequences of those reactions could be.
This is not your typical teenage romance novel. Where did
the idea for Appeal of Evil come from?
The idea for The Appeal of Evil came from thinking about
Twilight and how women, especially teen girls, go about deciding who to be in a
relationship with. I was thinking about
the notion that women gravitate toward the “bad boy” and why that is. It got me to thinking: what if that bad boy was really bad, like
demon-from-hell bad, what would happen then?
This story is me trying to figure that out.
Tell us about the character of Katie. How did she come
about?
As I thought about relationships, I knew that my main
character needed to be a little naïve and perhaps a bit jaded when it came to
boys. She needed to have been hurt
before so that her judgment would be a little clouded. She thinks she knows what’s going on in the
world, but she really doesn’t, and she has to learn how to live and love in a
world that is different from her expectations.
There are some twists and turns and of course teenage drama,
how long did it take to write this?
I believe it initially took me three months to write, then
probably six to nine to revise.
What is the one thing you wish readers to get from The
Appeal of Evil?
Enjoyment.
Is there any work in the future you can tell readers about?
Currently, I am working on a nonfiction book about zombies
entitled Eww-Eek-Aah!: The Science of
Zombies. It looks at how zombies are
metaphors for societal fears about science.
I am also working on the sequel to The Appeal of Evil, which is entitled
Dealing with the Devil.
Where can readers pick up a copy of The Appeal of Evil?
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-appeal-of-evil-pembroke-sinclair/1118071689?ean=9781620151877
Where can readers get in contact with you?
Twitter:
@PembrokeSinclai
Blog: pembrokesinclair.blogspot.com
Email:
pembrokesinclair [at] hotmail [dot] com
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